License-certificate-display case



s. H. SEESE. LICENSE CERTIFICATE DISPLAY CASEl APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1921.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

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SAMUEL R. SEESE, OF VANDERBILT, PENNSYLVANIA.

LICENSE.-CERTIFICATE-DISPLAY CASE.

Application filed February 21, 1921.

vTo all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. Sense, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vanderbilt, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in License- Certilicate-Display Cases, of which the following is a specification. i

This invent-ion relates to license certificate display cases and the like, and it Vcomprises a base plate adapted for attachment to the instrument board of an automobile or other suitable support, a casing removably secured to the base plate and having its outer face provided with a glass through which is displayed a certificate or the like, the casing being provided with sockets for the reception of the ends of a novelrform of spring whereby the certificate orv the like may be. held firmly against the inner face of the glass.

The laws of some Statesrequire that a certificate of ownership of an automobile be carried Vthereon briefly describing .the automobile and the name of the person to vwhom the license has been issued, in order that it may be readily displayed upon request.

' Thesecertificate cards are usually tacked or otherwise attached upon the instrument board or other part of the automobile in such a .mannerothat they are often lost or stolen. l 4

Anirnportant object of the present invention is to provide novel means Jfor displaying the certificate card whereby itjmay be detached when desired as, for instance, when the automobile is left standing.v

Other objects and advantages of the Yinvention will beapparent during the course of the following description.

In the dra-wings forming a part of this specification. I have illustrated one embodiment of the invention. In this showing- Figure 1 is a face view of the device assembled,

Fig. 2 is a rear face view of the casing detached,

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line4-4 of F ig. 1, and

y Fig. 5 is an edge view of the spring element.`

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a. preferred embodiment of the invention the numeral 10 desig- S'peccati'on of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 4, 1921.

serial No. 446,685.

nates a. base plate as a whole provided with counter-sunk openings 1l, for the reception of screws or other attaching means whereby the base plate may be attached to the instrument board or other part of the automobile. YAs shown in F ig. 1, the base plate 10 is provided with inturned flanges 12, on the top and two sides, spaced from the body portion of the base plate to form guide ways as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, for a purpose to be described. The base plate 1() is provided near its lower edge with a screw threaded opening 13.

The numeral 14 designates a casing formed of two separate plates of metal or other Inaterial and includes side walls 15 and 16. The side walls 15 and 16 have their outer edges turned inwardly to form flanges 17 and, 18d. The flanges 17 and 18 are spaced as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 to provide a. socket for the reception of a glass or other Vtransparent element 19.. The side walls 15 and 16 are provided at their inner ends with outturned flanges 2() and 21, the flange 20 being formed wider than the flange 21 Aand doubled hack over the edge of the, latter, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In assembling the casing is formed as shown except that the flange 20 has its outer end formed without being bent back as shown. It will be apparent that Athe glass 19 may be placed in position in the outer wall of the casing, and the inner wall then applied, the end of the flange 20 being bent back upon the fiange 21 as shown whereby the two casing'sections are secured t0- gether and the glass secured in position.`

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive the lianges 20 and 21 extending'outwardly from the lower walls of the casing are wider than are provided with registering screw threaded openings 22, and the outer flange has secured s thereto by brazing or the like, a collar having a screw threaded opening 24 reglstered with openings 22. A. screw 25 preferably provided with a knurled head is adapted to be mounted in the openings 22 and 24 and since the latteropenings register with the opening 13 of the base plate 10, 1t will be apparent that by turning the screw 25 inwardly the inner end thereof will enter the opening 13.

As shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the side flanges 18 91"@ provided with sockets 26 preferably formed by stamping the metal of the fiange inwardly shown in Fig. 4. A.

'Ying withdrawn from the lower end .of the.

substantially M shaped spring 2T is provided, the ends ot the legs 28 thereof being adapted for insertion within the sockets 2G. The central portion 29 of the spring andthe lower ends of the legs are bent outwardly as' shown in Fig. 5. 4 It is apparentV that when the lower ends o the legs 28 are lexed for insertion within the sockets 126 the spring will exert a. tension against the certilicate card when the latter is in position against the glass i9, as shown in Fig. 3, the certificate card being designated by the reterenee character 50. The center ot the spring 29, also'exerting an outward tension causesA the entire upper part ot theY spring 27 to contact and press against the certificate card 230, throughout the width thereotI to hold it firmly in position.

The numeral 31 designates a pair of sockets formed in the side walls 16, similar to thesockets 28. The sockets 31 are adapted to receive the ends of a spring 32, Fig. 3. The spring 32y is formed similar to the spring 2T and is adapted to hold -a map card 33 or the like firmly in engagement with the; inner tace ot the base plate 10jV Since the guide member 12 extends only around three sides of the base plate, the lower end thereof heilig open, it will be apparent that whendesired the screw 25 may be withdrawn from engagement with the opening-13 in the base plate'l 10, and the casbase plate 10. VIt will be apparentv also` that the casing may be replaced when Vdesired by y simply inserting it' from the lower endof the base plate and' turning the screw 25jso that the lower end thereof engage-s within' they opening 13, whereby the casing maybe firmly held in position' with respect to the base plate. Y Y

'Y Itis tobe understood that th'e'iform of iny i invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred :example of thek ,Vzsortedto without departing from the spirit of Vtheinvention y or the scope kot thesubtace, said casing being provided with inte gral stampel outy sockets, and a substantially EW vshaped spring, the ends ot the legs of said spring being adapted for insertion -within said sockets, said ends and the center ot said spring being normally bent toward said Y transparent face of' the casing'whereby pressure will. be exerted toward said transparent iace ot the casing to hold a ca-rdthere against when the ends ot the spring are mounted in said sockets.V

3. In a device ot tl'ie'character described,-

a base plate'having vguidt ways on three sides thereof, a `casing formed of separate inner and outer sections,l said sections including sideVV `ai-lis, the outer portions of said walls being bent inwardly in spaced franges to torni a socket,a transparent member mounted in said socket, said casing terminat-fY i ing inwardly `in .outwardly'extending contacting flanges, one of said-last named flanges being longer'than lthe otherV of said last nained'iianges andi'bent thereupon, said out' .l

`wardlyl extending langes being adapted to be received 4inthe guide waysot said base ,Y

plate,"sockets formed in the inner wallsot` and integral withvthe inner@section oic vsaid casing, and a spring having ends 'adapted for insertion vwithinvsaid soeketsysaid spring be- .i i

ingnormally projected toward V` the transparent iaceot said casing to hold al card there- Y against.

in presenceo two witnesses;

. ,AMUEL R; SEESE. Vitnesses: A'

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`PAUL Gr.'YaeoNER- w y In testimony whereofIaiiix myV signature 

